The frame of my glasses has broken so I've found an old pair but they are very strange to wear as they don't match my current prescription. I can sort of see but typing is difficult and walking around even more awkward. The real problem is that I cannot possibly get to an optician before next week as I'm on my own in the shop and even then I will have to wait for the glasses to be made so I'm really going to struggle for a couple of weeks.

The Mad Collector wrote:The frame of my glasses has broken so I've found an old pair but they are very strange to wear as they don't match my current prescription. I can sort of see but typing is difficult and walking around even more awkward. The real problem is that I cannot possibly get to an optician before next week as I'm on my own in the shop and even then I will have to wait for the glasses to be made so I'm really going to struggle for a couple of weeks.

Depending on where the break in the frame is... can you reinforce it with packing tape? I once wore packing tape across the top of my glasses when the nose-piece broke. I just had to look through the bottom section. If you can manage to jury-rig the good pair, you'll have something to wear while you wait for the new ones.

I could just scream. Every time you turn round there's another developer surveying another green field site.

This used to be a village with mixed housing - a few big 5 bed+ homes, some 3/4 bed houses and some of the original 2 bed settlers bungalows along with some 2/3 bed council/social housing. Now the vast majority of the new homes built are 4/5 bed+ homes that sell for £400K - £800K. Very few affordable starter homes are being built as they are not as profitable for the developers, so the whole demographic of the village has changed. It will soon feel like an extension of a London Suburb, not a village in the country. They only people who can afford to buy here are bankers moving from London.

I know we need more housing, but we also need ones that our kids will be able afford if they wish to stay in the same area they grew up in.

The recently changed planning law seems to be working in favour of the developers despite our lovely Government's promises that it would give locals more say in what developments take place in their locality..........Governments lying.....surely not

Tamar wrote:If you can manage to jury-rig the good pair, you'll have something to wear while you wait for the new ones.

They won't tape but I'm going to have a go at glueing them together by glueing the frame to the lens that has come out. I'll just have to cope in the shop today with this pair which I can't wear for too long at a time as I get a bit dizzy.

The Mad Collector wrote:Yeesh Chilli, it looks like they're ganging up on you

Tamar wrote:If you can manage to jury-rig the good pair, you'll have something to wear while you wait for the new ones.

They won't tape but I'm going to have a go at glueing them together by glueing the frame to the lens that has come out. I'll just have to cope in the shop today with this pair which I can't wear for too long at a time as I get a bit dizzy.